I have two EndNote libraries which I want to merge into one. Each of the libraries contains many references with attached PDFs and JPGs. Library A appears to consist of a file called libraryA.enl and a folder called libraryA.Data which contains three sub-folders called PDF, rdb and Trash, and Library B consists of libraryB.enl and a folder called libraryB.Data etc.
How do I merge these libraries preserving the attachments?
Thanks.
Thanks for the reply, Leanne. I should have said that I’m using X3 and have few if any duplicates between the two libraries.
My concern is really with the PDFs; most of my references in each of the two libraries have these attached and they are mainly large files downloaded from the Internet Archive. If I import Library B into Library A, what do I need to do about the PDFs in Library B’s DATA folder? Will EndNote’s import function copy them into Library A’s DATA folder for me, preserving the links between references and attachments?
Thanks again.
Thanks for your help Leanne.
Very Interesting. Can you do the same thing with Endnote X1?
Thanks
Hi!
I’m sorry for my dumb question.
I have to merge two libraries and to do this, I have saved a copy of my library “A” with the “Compressed Library .enl” function to import subsequently it in my second library.
When I tried to merge it in second pc, I did the following operation: File → Open library → and I have selected the first library.
And here’s the problem: Endnote open a new library that is separate from the first library instead I need the references of the two libraries are merged into one library.
I hope I have been exhaustive.
Can you help me?
I could merge the two libraries just drag and drop all the references of my first library in second but now I don’t know why the pdf files are no longer found by Endnote. They are present on PC and before the merging operation, Endnote matched them to each references but now they seems desapperead from both libraries.
I’m quite desperate. :’(